Comments on: Houses To Bloom In Dry Creek Area https://boiseguardian.com/2016/09/26/houses-to-bloom-in-dry-creek-area/ A different slant on the news. Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:07:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: TFBoy https://boiseguardian.com/2016/09/26/houses-to-bloom-in-dry-creek-area/#comment-101892 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:07:38 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=13152#comment-101892 I’m a Nthender and am not in the least bothered by activities downtown. It is a hassle, but that is the beauty of being five minutes from the Boise core.
The downtown business district is thriving and a great area to work and recreate. The same is happening in Meridian. I moved here 30 years ago and have only positive thoughts about the direction of our City. Anyone can point to issues/irritations, but overall this is a great place to live.

]]> By: Clancy https://boiseguardian.com/2016/09/26/houses-to-bloom-in-dry-creek-area/#comment-101891 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 18:35:05 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=13152#comment-101891 Planned community without retail seems self defeating.

]]> By: boisecynic https://boiseguardian.com/2016/09/26/houses-to-bloom-in-dry-creek-area/#comment-101890 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:49:35 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=13152#comment-101890 Another impediment to a future foothills parkway.

I don’t always see eye to eye with BG but BG is right. Those of you who live downtown will understand as population grows the use of the greenbelt and the great downtown parks also grows. I’m astounded by how much traffic has increased in just the last 5 years.

But especially events like Fit One and Fat Tire Parade and YMCA Halloween Fun Run, you know the type. How many are there now? A dozen? Two Dozen.

All these events render downtown nearly unlivable by blocking the streets we need to conduct our daily business even if that day is Saturday or Sunday.

What if thousands of downtowners and north enders flood your Harris Ranch neighborhood or your Hidden Springs neighborhood every single summer Saturday? Making it much more difficult for you to get around? You’d get sick of it too.

All this new urbanism downtown livability is paradoxically making downtown more unlivable.

Denver enacted a moratorium on public events which use public parks and streets. It’s time someone in Boise at least discussed it.

]]> By: TFBoy https://boiseguardian.com/2016/09/26/houses-to-bloom-in-dry-creek-area/#comment-101889 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:42:18 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=13152#comment-101889 The concerns are legit. Hidden Springs was presented in a much different scheme. It was to be far more self-contained than it turned out. That is a proven reality by which to judge new planned communities. They are just subdivisions.

]]> By: erico49 https://boiseguardian.com/2016/09/26/houses-to-bloom-in-dry-creek-area/#comment-101888 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 12:55:53 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=13152#comment-101888 Again… perhaps a surcharge on property tax for homes that lie in to fire-prone areas.

]]> By: Foothills Rider https://boiseguardian.com/2016/09/26/houses-to-bloom-in-dry-creek-area/#comment-101887 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 18:50:44 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=13152#comment-101887 http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/town-on-paper/Content?oid=1013332

This project has been on the books for a while, in various forms and ownership. See this from 2008.

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